bill_k
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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? That Ortofon 2M LVB 250 seems to offer quite a value at a retail price of $999, with the same boron cantilever and nude Shibata stylus combination as their Cadenza Black which retails for $2,879! | |
| Replicant 100 stylus In my experience with dozens of cartridges over the years, Shibata styli tend to pickup every bit of surface noise from the grooves. The Replicant 100 as used by Ortofon on their Cadenza Bronze (which btw uses a tapered aluminum cantilever) on the... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC Not specific to this DAC, but in general digital volume controls can cause issues with data flag recognition (i.e. PCM, DoP, or native DSD) since the digital data is modified which may impact the selected format identification. | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC When these are purchased from Shenzhen (or another similar seller) and shipped into the US, is the shipment assessed duty and related fees which are then collected upon delivery? I know when importing watches into the US for example any over an $8... | |
| anyone using piega speakers? @belgiansound - With all due respect Piega does not use any electrostatic drivers, they have planar magnetic midrange and tweeters with their higher end models implemented in a coaxial design. | |
| Best Bang for your Buck DAC ? There used to be a Denafrips distributor within the US, but it's now handled by Vinshine Audio. Their site currently shows the Ares 2 available for $764.26 USD. https://www.vinshineaudio.com/shop?currency=USD | |
| Stereo Times list of the " 2020 MOST WANTED COMPONENTS" For those looking for a source for the Origin Live Gravity One in the US, I can recommend Analog Matters - https://www.analogmatters.com/purchase-ikigai-digital-cables/origin-live-gravity-one-record-weight | |
| Member Almarg passed away last night My sincere condolences to Margaret, other family members and friends of Al. May he rest in peace and may his memory be a blessing. | |
| purchasing US made speakers "Anyone know where Joseph Audio speakers are made?"Joseph Audio is based in Melville, NY where their speakers are designed and built, but I recall reading that their cabinets are custom made for them in China. | |
| Update on Audiogon Member Almarg Al has always set a standard on this forum the rest of us could aspire to in helping those he often doesn’t even know with his technical knowledge and generous nature. He teaches many of us various aspects of engineering and was always humble in h... | |
| Rega Planar 10/Aria MC Phono Stage HUM It's got nothing to do with "stray capacitance". Hum can result from the magnetic field of the Hegel's transformer being coupled to the Aria by induction when positioned too closely together. Increasing the physical space between them or changing ... | |
| Denafrips Avatar looks the goods No US dealers anymore... Alvin’s direct sales and support for US market. | |
| Anyone tried the Denafrips CD transport? I found the post comparing the Jay's Audio CDT2 to the Denafrips Avatar where the Jay's ended up being sold. There are some disclaimers since different inputs to the Terminator DAC were used. Seeing Alvin's comment above YMMV would seem to apply. | |
| Lumin X1 or dCS Bartok Hey Ozzy! A hard drive can be partitioned to appear as multiple drives instead of a single drive (i.e. a 5TB drive can be single partitioned with its full storage as D:, or be partitioned to appear as multiple smaller drives such as D:, E:, and F:... | |
| Lumin X1 or dCS Bartok As a point of clarification on the Lumin X1's USB connection, it can be used as an output with Native DSD512 support, PCM 44.1–768kHz, 16–32-bit, Stereo. As an input it supports connection of USB storage, flash drive, USB hard disk (Single-partiti... |